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Egypt vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 28.1% cheaper than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 69.8% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 83.4% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 74.6% more in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Egypt

The cost of childcare and clothing in Egypt are more expensive than in Belize. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Belize, you would:

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pay 65.9% less for restaurants

	Belize	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.77	$4.04 EGP192.56	-56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.55	$5.01 EGP238.65	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.36 EGP17.26	-71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.16 EGP7.49	-86.4%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 69.8% less for groceries

	Belize	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.56 EGP26.52	-72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.58	$1.51 EGP71.98	-80.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.43	$3.31 EGP157.57	-75.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.72	$1.43 EGP68.30	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.62	$2.05 EGP97.62	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.26	$0.65 EGP30.88	-75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.29 EGP13.65	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$0.21 EGP10.14	-71.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.00	$0.16 EGP7.44	-92.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.83	$0.18 EGP8.53	-87.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.52	$0.17 EGP8.07	-86.5%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Belize	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.25	$1.30 EGP61.93	-80.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.11	$7.45 EGP355.17	-62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,087.14	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+221.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.35	$3.10 EGP147.87	-90.2%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 83.4% less for housing

	Belize	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.22	$12.49 EGP595.23	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,372.00	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,097.32	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD241.82	$13.26 EGP631.77	-89.0%
Average			-83.4%

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pay 74.6% more for childcare

	Belize	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.39	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	+10.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,352.11	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	+138.6%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.33	$1.67 EGP79.76	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.23	$1.40 EGP66.95	-61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.03	$1.99 EGP94.87	-60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.00	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.88	$3.25 EGP154.72	-61.4%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Belize	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.11	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD54.99	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+62.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD182.77	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD179.68	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-48.2%
Average			+1.8%

Belize vs. Egypt - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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